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  • ANAMBRA STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Anambra state, with capital at Awaka, derived its name from the Omambala River (commonly called Anambra River), a water way that runs north to south through the state.   The state was created on the 3rd of February 1976 as one of the first two states…

  • ZAMFARA STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Zamfara State, with capital at Gusau, was created out of the former Sokoto State on 1 October 1996 by the military dictatorship of General Sanni Abacha.   Zamfara State is located in the northwestern part of Nigeria. It occupies a total land area of 39,…

  • RIVERS STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Rivers State was created on 27 May, 1967 out of the defunct Eastern Region of Nigeria under the military dictatorship of General Yakubu Gowon through Decree No. 19 of 1967.   During the colonial period of Nigeria, the area was administered as the Oil Rivers…

  • YOBE STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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      State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Yobe State, with Damaturu as capital, was created from the old Borno State on 27 August, 1991 by the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida.   The State is located at the north eastern region of the country. It occupies a total land area…

  • TARABA STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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      State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Taraba State, with capital at Jalingo, was created along with eight other States by the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida on 27 August, 1991. Until then, it was with Adamawa State, part of the defunct Gongola State. The name “Taraba” was derived from…

  • OGUN STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Ogun State was created on 3 February, 1976 by the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed as one of the new 19 state structure. Ogun State is otherwise known as “the Gateway State” in recognition of its pioneering role in education, medicine, law and divinity…

  • ONDO STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Ondo State, with capital at Akure, was created on 3 February, 1976 from the old Western State. The State took off formally on 1 April, 1976 with nine administrative divisions of the defunct Western State.   Ondo State is located in the south western region…

  • OSUN STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Osun State with capital at Osgogbo was created on 27 August, 1991 out of the old Oyo State by the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida.   Geographically, Osun State is situated in the south-western corner of Nigeria. Its land area of 9,241km2 is bounded on…

  • OYO STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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      State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Oyo State, with Ibadan as capital, was created alongside Ogun and Ondo States on 3 February, 1976 out of the old Western State by the military dictatorship of General Murtala Mohammed. In 1991, Osun State was created out of a part of it.  …

  • PLATEAU STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

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    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Plateau State, with capital at Jos, was created out of the defunct Benue-Plateau State on 3 February, 1976 by the military dictatorship of General Murtala Mohammed.   The State is located almost at the heart of the country in the area more commonly known as…